Running-gear for vehicles.



- HENTBD AUG. 4, 1908.".

G. M. PHILLIPS. RUNNING GBA-R FOB. VEHIGLEN.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 19 190$.

' pense with the use of UNI ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. PHILLIPS,- OF ST. LOUIS,'MISSOURL RUNNING-GEAR FOR VEHICLB8.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. PiiiLLiPs,

Gear for Vehicles, of which the following specification;

This invention relates to improvements in running gear for vehicles, andconsists of the novel arrangement, construction and combination of partsas will be fullvhereinaftcr described and claimed.

a running gear of a vehicle with pneumatic is mounte A further object ofmy invention is to provide the axles ofarunning gear withpneumaticcushjons spring or resiliency, and to take the place of wheelsand to apply pneumatic cushions on the running gear upon which the bodgof the vehicle is supported, and to give to t e body the same amount ofspring or resiliency as would be attained bv the use of pneumatic ltires.

Figure l is a front view of my invention I showing the construc- Fig. 2is a central I section of the running gear taken on the line with partsin section, tion of the various )arts.

22 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail,

perspective view of one end of the supporting bars by-l which the bodyis supported upon the pncumatic cushions.

In the construction of the device as shown, I provide the running gearwith suitable wheels 4 provided with soliil rubber tires 5 or of anysuitablerratcrial, and upon the axles 6 I of the running gear I placecircular cushion frames having concave pcriphcries 7 on the peripheriesof which are mounted circular pneumatic cushions 8. The cushon framesare rigidly mounted upon the axles, and held in nonrcvoiving position,and over the tops of the cushions 8 are mounted the sup- 1 porting bars9. These bars are arranged to extend from cushion to cushion, andparallcl to the axles, and are housing 10, arranged to conform with thei shape of the cushions, and the outer ends i Specification 0! LettersPatent; Application and in, 19, mos. Berta! No. 311,724.

I je-cting ears 1 a citizen of the United States, and resident: ofLouis, Missouri, have invented certain 5 new and useful Improvements inRunning 3 is 21 supporting bars 9, and this wciglitis distrib- Theobject of my invention is to construct cushions u ion which the body ofthe vehicle i upon which the body of the vehicle is mounted, to providesufficient the pneumatic tires on the wheels of the vehicle.

A further object of my invention is to disl pneumatic tires on the i 3with the uppcr Surfaces of the provided 'ltll' the of the housings areprovided with the proupon which is mounted and supported an ordinaryelliptic spring 12.

These springs are also connected to a suitable bracket 13 which isattached to the body 14.

of the vehicle to support the same.

Thej'entire weight of the body is upon the ute upon each of the fourcushions sup orted by the axles. By con tructing a ve icle in thismanner the use of pneumatic tires togather with the weal-sud teariS'diSPEDSEd with, and the same resiliency that is accomplished by theuse of pneumatic tires is a plied to the body by the use of thepneumatic cushions located upon the axle. It is obvious that the deviceof my invention may be embodied in any form of framestructure carried bytwo or more wheels, and

provided with two or more neumatic cushions, and any form of vehice bodysuitably supported upon the pneumatic cushions to l the end that theshock resulting from incqu'ality in or obstruction upon the streetsurface may be taken up ions, so that the im distributed throng thevehicle bodv shielded and thereby. It is aiso obvious that t not of t eshock may be protected sired form of vehicle whether or not the same isself-propelled.

Having claim is:

In a running on ct cushione frames having concave peripheries; acircular pneumatic. cushion mounted in the concave pcriphery'of each ofsaid frames a su porting bar arranged above and paralle to t e axle;housings carried by the supporting bar and concaved to register neumaticcushions; projcctii g ears mounter uponthe outer ends of the iousingyavehicle body;

and springs uion which the vehicle body is mounted, saic springsbeing'sup orted' b v;.

said pro ecting cars, substantial) as describcd.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name'to this'specificatiom inpresence of two to:

subscribing witnessw.

. GEORGE M. PHILLIPS. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EICKS, 'ALTER 0. 31-2121.

Patented Au 4, 190a.

by the neumatic cashout said cushions, and i a device" of my inventionmav be embodied in any tie-- fully described my invention, what I earfor vehicles, an asle icir-

